Collar band



Dec. 2

H. W POTTS COLLAR BAND Filed ay 51. 1927 ll llllllllllfll J one end of the band provided with overlying ids-iterated Bee. 25, 1928.

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HOWARD W. POT'IS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAR ND.

Application filed May 31,

of the wearer; one wherein the front and rear collar buttons are permanently attached to the collar band, and one wherein said buttons are constructed 03E rubber or other yield-able material so that the band may be laundered without necessitating the removing of the collar buttons from the collar band, or injuring the collar buttons or shirt-band by the buttons remaining therein.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination or parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying crawings, and set forth, in the claim heretoappended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details or construction within the scope'ott the claim may be resorted to-without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In order to'more fully comprehend. the in vention, reference is directed to the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. l'is a view in perspectiveoi the collar band and buttons in anassembled position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of one end of the band provided with overlying flaps, showing the base of the front-collar button secured to the under flap.

Fig. 3 is view in cross sectiontaken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed view of flaps showing the flaps stitched along their top and end edges, affording a pocket for the base of the collar button.

In the drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, the numeral 1 indicates a conventional collar hand. @no end3 of the band 1 is provided with a plurality of sepaate superimposed flaps 4: and 5, said flap 5 overlying-the flap ess of laundering.

1927. Serial No. 195,213.

at as shown in Fig. 3. Aeollar button 6 of rubber or other flexible material is attached, at its base 5, to the forward face of the lower flap 4;, preferably by being sewed thereto, as shown at 6. In the pocket 5 in the rear portion of tie collar band; 1 ispositioned a collar button similar to the button 6 and the same is attaches to the face of the rear wall of the pocket by sewing, as shown in the dotted lines, Fig. l of the drawing. The buttons when so attached becomes substantially integral with the band, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By constructing the buttons of fiexible material, the laundering oftne collar will not be interfered with, nor wilithe button be likely to become broken from the proc- The flap 5 is provided with a buttonhole 7 for receiving the shank 8 and head 9 of the collar button 6, thus holding the same in position should the flap 4 be moved from its normally flat position, or if, for any reason, the collar button becomes loosened from said flap.

The other end 10 of the band 1 is provided with a buttonhole 11 adapted to receive the head and shank of the collar button, thus detachably securing the two ends of the band when said button is inserted within said buttonhole 11.

It is to be understood that if desired, the flaps i and 5 may be stitched along their top and end edges having the bottom of said flaps unstitchedailording a pocketfor the base of the button, as shown in Fig. 4, thus holding the lower flap 4 against movement. This may be done before or after the front collar button 6 has been attached to the forward face oi the flap l. However, the flaps need not be stitched but may be separate, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawin I claim A collar band provided at one of its ends with a plurality of separate flaps overlying one another, the forward flap provided with a button hole, said flaps secured together at their ends and along their top edge forming a pocket open along its bottom edge, arubber collar button positioned within the pocket and provided with a head and shank projecting outwardly through the button hole, the other end of said band provided With a button hole rear flap through said apertures, said open for receiving the head and shank of said hettoni edge of the pocket affording means button for detachabl g securing the ends of for inverting the pocket for the securing of 10 said collar band together, said button providthe button base to the rear flap.

5 ed with a. rubber base provided with a plu- In testimony whereof I have signed my rality of apertures stitching securing the name to this specification. base of the button to the forward face of the HOWARD W. POTTS. 

